Scheherazade

Album by Nikolai Andreyevich Rimsky‐Korsakov & Valery Gergiev & Orchestra of the Mariinsky Theatre

Scheherazade is a symphonic suite by Russian composer Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, composed in 1888. The work is richly orchestrated and programme-driven, employing vivid orchestral colour, prominent solo writing and recurring thematic material to evoke narratives from One Thousand and One Nights, and it exemplifies Rimsky-Korsakov's development as a master of orchestration while influencing later orchestral writing.
First released: 1st January 2002

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Sheherazade, Op. 35: I. The Sea and Sinbad's Ship
    10:27
  2. 2.
    Sheherazade, Op. 35: II. The Story Of The Kalendar Prince
    12:31
  3. 3.
    Sheherazade, Op. 35: III. The Young Prince And Princess
    10:55
  4. 4.
    Sheherazade, Op. 35: IV. Festival At Baghdad - The Sea - Shipwreck - Conclusion
    12:13
  5. 5.
    In the Steppes of Central Asia
    7:54
  6. 6.
    Islamey
    8:26

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